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This article is about the cartoon series and character. For the DJ and producer, see DJ Danger Mouse.

DangerMouse
DangerMouse cast. (l to r) Stiletto, LeatherHead, Baron Greenback, Nero, DangerMouse, Penfold and Colonel K.
Format	Animated Sitcom
Run time	0:04-0:20 (per episode)
Creator(s)	Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall
Starring	David Jason Terry Scott Edward Kelsey and Brian Trueman
Country	United Kingdom
Network	ITV
Original run	September 28, 1981 – March 19, 1992
No. of episodes	89

Dangermouse is a British animated series which was produced by Cosgrove Hall.

It features the eponymous DangerMouse, a British secret agent who happens to be a mouse. The show is a loose parody of British spy fiction, particularly James Bond and the Danger Man series starring Patrick McGoohan. The eponymous hero wears a rakish eyepatch and his chest is prominently emblazoned with the initials DM. This causes problems for those translating the series into other languages, where a literal translation of the words "Danger" and "Mouse" do not share those initials; the Scots Gaelic version, for example, calls the series (and the lead) "Donnie Murdo" (two given names unconnected either with mice or danger).

DangerMouse was the first British cartoon to break the American TV market, being shown on Nickelodeon in the 1980s, where it garnered a tremendous fan-following that still exists to this day. Since it went off air it has been periodically repeated and been released on DVD. Seasons 1 and 2 were released in the United States in a two-DVD boxset in mid-2005, followed by seasons 3 and 4 in another two-DVD boxset later that year. Seasons 5 and 6 are scheduled to follow in early 2006. Rumours are circulating about a revival, possibly using CGI. In Australia it was the first british cartoon to air on Cheez TV on Network Ten.

A long-running comic strip adaptation, written by Angus P. Allan and illustrated by Arthur Ranson, ran in Look-In magazine and was syndicated in various other magazines. Ranson also provided some backdrops for the TV series. Allen and Ranson's work was highly appreciated by Cosgrove Hall, and the pair were awarded an "Oh Goodness Oh Crikey" award in appreciation of their services. Artist Ranson later went on to illustrate Judge Anderson in the UK comic 2000AD.

Contents 1 Characters 2 Voices 3 Credits 4 External links

Characters

• DangerMouse - The greatest secret agent in the world. Voiced by David Jason.
• Penfold - A timid hamster, the sidekick character. Voiced by Terry Scott.
• Colonel K - DangerMouse's boss; a walrus. Previously worked for Special Branch, where he was known as Special K. He is a champion piano-thrower, decorated judo expert and the first to climb Mount Everest on a pogo stick. Voiced by Edward Kelsey.
• Baron Silas Greenback - The recurring villain; a frog. Known as Baron Greenteeth in the unaired pilot episode. Voiced by Edward Kelsey.
• Stiletto Mafiosi - Greenback's henchman; a crow. Voiced by Brian Trueman. In the original British version, he spoke with an Italian accent; this was changed to a Cockney accent for US distribution, though the Italian accent is heard on all US VHS and DVD releases.
• LeatherHead - Greenback's other crow henchman. He is even less intelligent than Stiletto. He does not appear in nearly as many episodes as Stiletto.
• Nero - Greenback's pet. A fluffy white caterpillar (equivalent to the stereotypical white cat frequently associated with arch villains). Non-speaking character, but readily understood by Greenback and Stiletto.
• Doctor Augustus P. Crumhorn III - A mad scientist. He recurred as Dangermouse's adversary less frequently than did Baron Greenback, in one episode attempting to undermine Dangermouse by metamorphosing into a Shirley Temple lookalike.
• Count Duckula - A showbiz-obsessed vampire duck who inspired a later Cosgrove Hall series featuring a similar character, titled Count Duckula.
• Professor Squarkencluck - mad scientist/inventor/boffin. Inventor of the Mark III, DM's flying car. A mole, despite his avian name.
• Agent 57 - An ally of Dangermouse who is always undercover and appears as something different. He (Agent 57) doesn't even know what he originally looked like. Initally a master of disguise, 57 later gained the ability to alter his own molecular structure to transform into any appearence he wished. This ability went temporarily out of control in one episode when he contracted a cold, causing him to involuntarily change shape whenever he sneezed.
• Flying Officer Buggles Pigeon - another of Colonel K's agents who came to the aid of Danger Mouse and Penfold in the epsiode, "Chicken Run", and appeared in several episodes afterward.
• Isambard Sinclair - The unseen narrator, but occasionally interacts with the characters (in one episode he accidentally sends DM back in time). Voiced by David Jason.
• The Singer - The unseen woman who sings the opening and closing theme song. Voiced by Prunella Scales.

Voices

• David Jason as Dangermouse, Narrator, and other roles
• Terry Scott as Ernest Penfold and Leather Neck
• Edward Kelsey as Baron Silas Greenback and Colonel K
• Brian Trueman as Stiletto

Credits

• Written by: Brian Trueman
• Music by: Mike Harding
• Music Production: Ritchie Close
• Storylines: Tony Garth, Angus Allen, Chris Randall
• Animators: Keith Scoble, George Jackson, Robert Newman, Clinton J. Priest, Garry Owen, Tony Garth, Stephen Thomas, Jean Flynn, Meryl Edgei, Denise Heywood, Phil Morris
• Backgrounds: Malcolm Turner, Andy Roper, Diane Wren
• Painting: Bob Burrows, Phillip McMylor, Roy Huckerby, Monica McCartney, Lorraine Thomas, Andrew Wilson, Barbara Alcock, Judy Ringrose, Joan Storey, Simon White
• Special Effects: Patrick Ashcroft, Stephen Simpson, Jackie Mitchell
• Storyboard: Gary Hurst, Chris Randall, Peter See, Helen Kincaid, Ted Stephens, Johnny Zeigler, Keith Scoble, Dave Elvin
• Xerox: Ben Turner, Gregg Clarke, Irving Knight, Andy Perkins, Charles Potts, Laurent Leeman, Henry Carpenter, Jonathan Smith, Francis Bond, Mickey Wilson, Frank Butchchurch
• Layouts: Chris Randall, Peter See, Dave Elvin
• Checking: Ian Henderson, Phil Atack, Dennis Greencarr
• Sung by: Prunella Scales
• Designers: Margaret Riley, Chris Randall, Edmund Williams, Art Graham, Dave Jones, Wayne Kellers, Robert Nissan, Jeremy King, Spud Robbins
• Assistant Animators: Paul Jesper, Laurent Leeman, Andy Roper, Dan Whitworth, Tony Guy, Bev Phillips, Douglas McKeefe, Jim Lang, Mario Phillips, Gloria Vassilou, Sue Halliwell, Agnes Field, Malcolm McGookin, Yasodha Huckerby, Gavin Parsons, Clive Hamilton, Gordon Davis
• Dubbing Mix: Ted Spooner, Phil Slattery, Mark Sutton
• Edited by: Nigel Rutter, Nibs Senior, Stephen Perry
• Assistant Editors: Zyggy Markiewicz, John McManus
• Assistants: Donald Swenson, Bill Jerklins, William M. Warner
• Associate Producer: Annie King
• Camera: Frank Hardie, Wendy Hardie, Peter Kidd
• Production Supervisors: Eleanor Owens, Claire Bramwell, Willard Kitchen, Alastair Fell, Alan Green
• Animation Directors: Ramon Modiano, Mark Povey, Tony McAleese, Denise Heywood, Maria Wedderburn, Graham Garside, Mario T. Shively
• Assistant Director: Jean Flynn
• Produced by: Mark Hall, Brian Cosgrove
• Directed by: Brian Cosgrove
• Executive Producer: John Hambley

External links

• DangerMouse facts from Cosgrove Hall Films
• A comprehensive listing of every DangerMouse episode, with original air dates and episode descriptions
• British Film Institute Screen Online

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